Director Of Finance & Hr
Norton, Virginia, Us
• Set up finance and organizational processes, policies, and procedures for Solar Biotech’s operations. Implemented internal controls to ensure proper checks and balances are in place.• Successfully built the F&A team and managed the Supply Chain Manager, Procurement Manager, and Communication and Social Development Manager.• Successfully implemented NetSuite ERP for all accounting activities supplemented with Expensify for expense report management, Procurify for purchase orders management, Sage Fixed Assets for fixed assets management, and bill.com for accounts payable management.• Built the Finance and Accounting processes from the ground up while managing AP, AR, GL, fixed assets, payroll, monthly closing, and financial reporting, as well as: o Tax Reporting and Payment: Includes local, state, and federal. Manage business property tax, sales and use tax submittals. Manage tax exemption reporting, including R&D tax and other tax exemptions. Work with outside accounting firms to submit state and federal income tax returns. Review purchasing transactions to confirm correct tax classification across multiple destination states. o Treasury: Review bank balance daily and manage fund transfers where necessary. Set up and confirm all outgoing wires. o Audit: Work with outside accounting firms to conduct financial audits or reviews. o Grants: offer support for filing and reporting on government grants. o Payroll and employee onboarding• Implemented TriNet as a PEO for HR services and payroll and provided various employee benefits, including health, vision, dental, LTD, STD, AD&D, 401K, etc.• Worked with an investment bank in NYC with the capital raise efforts. We successfully raised several SAFE notes while working on Series A.